Hebrew · H5410, H1870, H5549 · unreviewed

נְתִיבוֹת דֶּרֶךְ לֹא סְלוּלָה

A (beaten) track · a road (as trodden ); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb · to mound up (especially a turnpike); figurative, to exalt ; reflexively, to oppose (as by a dam)

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נָתִיב H5410 a (beaten) track
Pronunciation nātiyb
A worn path created by repeated passage; metaphorically, the habitual course or manner of life
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דֶּרֶךְ H1870 a road (as trodden ); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Pronunciation derek
Path literally walked becomes metaphor for life's moral and spiritual trajectory; covenant-defining directional term
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סָלַל H5549 to mound up (especially a turnpike); figurative, to exalt ; reflexively, to oppose (as by a dam)
Pronunciation sālal
Build up barrier or elevation; reflexively, to resist or obstruct; figuratively, to exalt or raise high.
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What does נְתִיבוֹת דֶּרֶךְ לֹא סְלוּלָה (netivot derekh lo selulah) mean in the Bible?

נָתִיב · דֶּרֶךְ · סָלַל is a Hebrew word meaning "byways, unprepared road".

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Meaning

byways, unprepared road
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